It’s funny you mention this particular chip. I made a comment about a week ago that I was going to get my Oppo 105 out of the closet , but I was not particularly fond of the sound and I can’t use a DBOB as I have a Schiit Yiggy and they are not compatible. A forum member PM’d me and suggested I get an older Pioneer Elite DVD player as they have great sound due to the Burr Brown chip set. I think if a component sounds good , years later it still sounds good. Cheers, Mike B.
Maybe it IS all in the DAC chips
I’ve often pushed back against the idea of purchasing any piece of audio gear based on the parts contained, especially DAC’s. While the Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) itself is the key component, so much goes into making a good sounding product, like stream buffers/jittter removal, power supplies and analog output stage that I thought this could lead buyers astray.
Still, having done that, and still thinking that I correctly warned others to avoid buying just on DAC brands alone, I have found myself after many years, returning again to vintage Burr Brown based DACs and home theater processors.
Color me changed with experience.
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